CJFS 3770 - Corrections: Theory and Practice

Goals: To provide students with an in-depth understanding of the issues and methods of punishment and social control within American correctional practice and to review the empirical research assessing the effectiveness of correctional practice.

Content: This course is designed for students who are interested in the approaches and models used in contemporary America to deal with criminal offenders. The primary focus of the course will include policies and strategies of intervention, decision-making in sentencing and supervised release of offenders and the treatment of offenders generally within the criminal justice process.

Taught: Annually.

Prerequisite: CJFS 1120.

Credits: 4 credits